sockaddr_in(3type) — Linux manual page

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sockaddr_in(3type)                                     sockaddr_in(3type)

NAME         top

       sockaddr_in, in_addr, in_addr_t, in_port_t - IPv4 socket address

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <netinet/in.h>

       struct sockaddr_in {
           sa_family_t     sin_family;     /* AF_INET */
           in_port_t       sin_port;       /* Port number */
           struct in_addr  sin_addr;       /* IPv4 address */
       };

       struct in_addr {
           in_addr_t s_addr;
       };

       typedef uint32_t in_addr_t;
       typedef uint16_t in_port_t;

DESCRIPTION         top

       sockaddr_in
              Describes an IPv4 Internet domain socket address.

              .sin_port and .sin_addr are stored in network byte order.

STANDARDS         top

       POSIX.1-2024.

HISTORY         top

       POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO         top

       sockaddr(3type), sockaddr_in6(3type)

COLOPHON         top

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Linux man-pages 6.18            2025-11-25             sockaddr_in(3type)

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